MANKATO, Minn. - Following a 4-1 victory on Saturday over then No. 14 Augustana, Minnesota State men's hockey improved two positions to No. 18 in this week's USCHO.com NCAA Division I Rankings Poll. The Mavericks (13-8-5, 9-6-3 CCHA) are in Big Rapids, Michigan this weekend for a series against the Ferris State Bulldogs. Game times are 6:07 p.m. CT Friday and 5:07 p.m. CT Saturday. MSU has just eight remaining regular season contests.

Fellow CCHA institutions St. Thomas (No. 15), Augustana (No. 16), and Michigan Tech (No. 19) also appeared inside the top-20. Bowling Green and Bemidji State received national votes.

USCHO.com Division I Men's Ice Hockey Poll (Jan. 26, 2026)

Rank/Team (First Place Votes)	Record	Pts	Last Week
1. Michigan (48)	20-4-0	996	1
2. Michigan State (1)	19-5-0	942	2
3. Western Michigan (1)	18-6-0	877	3
4. North Dakota	20-6-0	850	4
5. Penn State	18-6-0	797	8
6. Quinnipiac	19-5-2	668	6
7. Minnesota Duluth	17-9-0	666	7
8. Wisconsin	15-7-2	644	5
9. Providence	15-7-2	631	11
10. Cornell	14-5-0	526	12
11. Denver	14-11-2	511	9
12. Connecticut	15-7-3	474	13
13. Boston College	13-8-1	356	15
14. Dartmouth	14-6-1	355	10
15. St. Thomas	16-7-3	330	16
16. Augustana	16-7-3	247	14
17. Maine	14-9-2	221	17
18. Minnesota State	13-8-5	120	20
19. Michigan Tech	17-9-2	72	19
20. St. Cloud State	13-13-0	57	NR

Others receiving votes: Massachusetts 38, Boston University 36, Harvard 26, Union 16, Bentley 14, Bowling Green 11, Northeastern 8, Miami 3, Arizona State 2, Bemidji State 2, RIT 2, Colorado College 1, Princeton 1.

USA Hockey/The Rink Live Division I Men's Ice Hockey Poll (Jan. 26, 2026)

Rank/Team (First Place)	Last Week	Record	Weeks in Top 20
1. Michigan (34)	1	20-4-0	17
2. Michigan State	2	19-5-0	17
3. Western Michigan	3	18-6-0	17
4. North Dakota	4	20-6-0	17
5. Penn State	8	18-6-0	17
6. Quinnipiac	7	19-5-2	17
7. Wisconsin	5	15-7-2	17
8. Minnesota Duluth	6	17-9-0	14
9. Providence	11	15-7-2	17
10. Cornell	12	14-5-0	17
11. Denver	9	14-11-2	17
12. Connecticut	13	15-7-3	17
13. Dartmouth	10	14-6-1	11
14. Boston College	T-14	13-8-1	17
15. St. Thomas	16	16-7-3	5
16. Augustana	T-14	16-7-3	5
17. Maine	17	14-9-2	17
18. Minnesota State	20	13-8-5	17
19. St. Cloud State	RV	13-13-0	1
20. Michigan Tech	19	17-9-2	2

Others receiving votes: Boston University, 20; University of Massachusetts, 15; Harvard University, 14; Bowling Green University, 10; Union College, 7; Princeton University, 3; Bemidji State University, 2; Northeastern University, 2; RIT, 2; Arizona State University, 1; Bentley University; Miami University, 1.